Victor Cruz Stats

Victor Cruz was born on Tuesday, December 24, 1957, in Rancho Viejo, La Vega, Dominican Republic. Cruz was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 24, 1978, with the Toronto Blue Jays. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Victor Cruz baseball stats page.

"Yo soy como el caballo negro, nunca olvide su capacidad." - Victor Cruz (Spoken directly to his daughter, received via email)

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Victor Cruz
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Victor Manuel de la Cruz
Nickname:   Caballo or El Caballo
Born On:   12-24-1957
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Rancho Viejo, La Vega, Dominican Republic
Zodiac:   Capricorn
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-26-2004
Place of Death Data Died In:   Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Cemetery:   Sabaneta Cemetery, La Vega, Dominican Republic
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09
Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   06-24-1978 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-01-1983
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Victor Cruz

Victor Cruz Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1978 Blue Jays 32 0 23 7 3 .700 1.71 0 0 9 47.1 199 28 9 10 0 35 4 51 3 1 0 -
1979 Indians 61 0 48 3 9 .250 4.23 0 0 10 78.2 343 70 37 41 10 44 4 63 1 1 2 -
1980 Indians 55 0 40 6 7 .462 3.45 0 0 12 86.0 355 71 33 36 10 27 8 88 4 3 0 -
1981 Pirates 22 0 4 1 1 .500 2.65 0 0 1 34.0 144 33 10 10 6 15 4 28 1 1 0 -
1983 Rangers 17 0 13 1 3 .250 1.44 0 0 5 25.0 103 16 4 7 2 10 3 18 0 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 187 0 128 18 23 .439 3.09 0 0 37 271.0 1,144 218 93 104 28 131 23 248 9 7 2 -
Victor Cruz

Victor Cruz Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1978 Blue Jays 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1979 Indians 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1980 Indians 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1981 Pirates 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 Rangers 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 187 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Victor Cruz

Victor Cruz Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1978 Blue Jays P 32 0 142 6 0.2 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.14 -
1979 Indians P 61 0 236 7 0.1 5 1 4 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .714 0.57 -
1980 Indians P 55 0 258 7 0.1 6 1 5 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.63 -
1981 Pirates P 22 0 102 6 0.3 6 1 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.59 -
1983 Rangers P 17 0 75 4 0.2 3 1 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 1.08 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 187 0 813 30 0.2 26 5 21 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .867 0.86 --
5 Years 187 0 813 30 0.2 26 5 21 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .867 0.86 --
Victor Cruz

Victor Cruz Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1978 Blue Jays 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.46 9.70 6.65
1979 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.43 7.21 5.03
1980 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.26 9.21 2.83
1981 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.87 7.41 3.97
1983 Rangers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.80 6.48 3.60
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.89 8.24 4.35
Victor Cruz

Victor Cruz Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1978 Toronto Blue Jays 47 Undetermined - -
1979 Cleveland Indians 23 Undetermined - -
1980 Cleveland Indians 23 Undetermined - -
1981 Pittsburgh Pirates 49 Undetermined - -
1983 Texas Rangers 23 Undetermined - -


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